Period Film Reviews

Superlative - everyone should see this

Great, a must-see if you like the genre

Good, a decent example of the genre

Watchable, but only for serious genre fans

Unwatchable

Half stars could have gone either way depending on mood.

Movie Name / Release Year	Summary	Date	Reviewer
The Beheaded 1000 (1993)	Random mentalness	2015-04-25	Simon
Shanghai 13 (1984)	Chang Cheh goes indie	2015-02-18	Simon
Lady Of Steel (1970)	Passable Shaw Brothers/Cheng Pei-Pei swordplay film	2013-02-02	Simon
Moon Warriors (1992)	Not nearly as good as I remembered it being	2012-11-22	Simon
Handsome Siblings (1992)	One of the lesser new wave wu xia films	2000-10-16	Simon
The Swordmates (1969)	Distinctly average	2005-10-27	Simon
Return To The 36th Chamber (1980)	Largely misconceived sequel	2004-01-19	Simon
The Sword Of Swords (1968)	Decent enough	2005-02-07	Simon
The Supreme Swordsman (1983)	Good fun	2011-01-30	Simon
The Silent Swordsman (1967)	Fairly good for the time	2007-07-25	Simon
Enchanting Shadow (1960)	The original Chinese Ghost Story	2004-01-19	Simon
The Crimson Charm (1971)	Non-essential	2005-07-20	Simon
Shaolin Vs Evil Dead (2004)	Enjoyable throwback	2006-01-21	Simon
Five Shaolin Masters (1974)	Too much fighting!	2004-05-22	Simon
Death Valley (1968)	watchable but non-essential	2005-03-13	Simon
True Legend (2010)	Maybe worth a look	2010-12-02	Simon
Web Of Death (1976)	Goofy but entertaining	2021-08-08	Simon
Thunderbolt Fist (1972)	Mostly bad film, but good action	2006-06-11	Simon
Shadow Whip (1971)	Snowy whips	2021-05-17	Simon
The Proud Youth (1978)	A decent film, but not remarkable	2006-02-02	Simon
The King Boxer (2000)	Watchable kung fu film	2005-11-27	Simon
The Jade Bow (1966)	Not a bad effort	2003-04-05	Simon
Hand Of Death (1976)	Largely forgettable Shaolin story	2021-11-13	Simon
The Fortune Code (1990)	Not great cinema, but mostly harmless.	2007-02-07	Simon
Flag Of Iron (1980)	Standard Venoms stuff	2006-08-21	Simon
The Fastest Sword (1968)	Decent swordplay film	2006-04-15	Simon
The Enchantress (1983)	a difficult one to rate	2005-02-27	Simon
Duel Of The Century (1981)	A decent enough Chor Yuen/Ku Long film	2006-01-16	Simon
Bamboo House Of Dolls (1973)	covers all the bases	2005-02-13	Simon
That Man In Chang-An (1967)	Dated but moderately entertaining	2006-06-19	Simon